Rodeo

• Southern Alberta cowboy seriously injured in wreck: ‘I didn’t expect him to survive’

  A 19-year-old cowboy from southern Alberta was seriously injured last week in a horrific spill at a rodeo in Denver.

  Sports

  Jan 22
  
• Canadian Finals Rodeo returning to Edmonton in 2024

  After moving to Red Deer five years ago, the Canadian Finals Rodeo is coming back to Edmonton under a three-year agreement at Rogers Place for 2024, 2025 and 2026.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2023
  
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• Lethbridge and District Pro Rodeo hits the ground running

  Spirits were high Thursday as spectators and athletes got roped into the Lethbridge and District Pro Rodeo at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club. Sarah Jones reports.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2023
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• Prepping the body for the bucking; more Calgary Stampede rodeo athletes buckle down

  Building and maintaining core and groin strength, as well as hip stability are crucial in the roughstock events of bull riding, saddle bronc and bareback.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2023
• Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair returns after 4-year hiatus, protesters gather

  The event is not without controversy as animal activists gathered outside, protesting the treatment of the animals.

  Canada

  May 21, 2023
• Heggie family donates land for new Raymond Stampede location

  Raymond is home to Canada’s first stampede, dating all the way back to 1903. It's been held in the same location since the beginning, but 2023 will be the site's last rodeo.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2023
• PBR superstar bull Catch My Drift retires at ‘high point’ in his career

  Catch My Drift from Two Bit Bucking Bulls in Magrath, Alta., made his final appearance out of the bucking chutes in Lethbridge earlier this month.

  Sports

  Mar 22, 2023
• Alberta’s Snyder first Canadian named to Bull Riding Hall of Fame

  The Redcliff cowboy is the first Canadian to win the World Bull Riding Championship and has raised more than $3 million for Alberta charities since retiring from competition

  Sports

  Jan 20, 2023
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• Alberta will try to name rodeo its official sport for 2nd time

  On March 22, 2021, eight UCP MLAs spoke of the importance of rodeo to the province in debate, including Lovely.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2022
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• Regina residents flock to Agribition as day 4 continues

  Lakota Bird, one of the competitors in the breakaway roping event at the Maple Leaf Finals Rodeo, says she's been roping since she was a little kid.

  Entertainment

  Dec 1, 2022